Polda Continues Operation Madago Raya In Central Sulawesi

Apples of police personnel involved in Operation Madago Raya at the Central Sulawesi Police Headquarters. (ANTARA/HO-Humas Polda Central Sulawesi)

PALU - Central Sulawesi Regional Police (Polda) resumed Operation Madago Raya Phase II of 2024 in order to prevent radicalism in the region.

The Head of Public Relations of the Central Sulawesi Police, Kombes Djoko Wienartono, said that the phase II operation will last for three months, from April 1 to June 30, 2024.

"This operation is a continuation of Operation Madago Raya Phase I which has succeeded in maintaining a safe and conducive security and social security situation in Central Sulawesi," Djoko said as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, April 1.

This operation aims to create a safe and conducive situation, as well as increase the participation of the community in the context of preventing radicalism and countermeasures in the area of operation.

This phase II operation, he said, the Central Sulawesi Regional Police involved 250 personnel consisting of an intelligence, preemptive, preventive task force and assistance task force.

These personnel will be divided into several teams and deployed at several points, namely in the districts of Poso, Parigi Moutong, Sigi, and Tojo Una-una.

The Central Sulawesi Regional Police will cooperate with the TNI and other relevant agencies in this operation.

"We will take a security approach through deradicalization and counter-radicalization activities in order to create a safe and conducive kamtibmas in the Central Sulawesi Province," he said.